Dinah Williams

The Awesome 50 States Dinah Williams

Curious about what makes America amazing? Embark on a journey across the USA, learning what makes each state worth a visit, including cool festivals, thrilling rides, odd roadside attractions, natural wonders, and haunted spots.

Arranged alphabetically, The Awesome 50 States takes readers from the mountains of Maine to the coasts of California, stopping along the way at every weird and wonderful place a kid could imagine, including:

New Jersey's Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world, which reaches 128 mphA bed-and-breakfast housed in a big beagle statue in Cottonwood, IdahoA creepy doll said to be possessed by an evil spirit in Key West, FloridaBucking broncos at the world's oldest rodeo in Prescott, ArizonaThe 24-layer chocolate cake at Las Vegas's Strip House in NevadaDigging for jewels in Arkansas's Crater of Diamonds State Park
With more than 1,200 fascinating facts about the 50 states, kids also learn: the funniest town namesa bad joke about each stateunique foodsand the nerdy facts necessary for school reports